Comparison

VHS cam vs Flowstage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VHS cam

Capture videos and photos with a realistic retro VHS filter. This app simulates the principles of old VHS cameras, allowing you to change date stamps and apply the effect to existing media. Relive nostalgic moments or create new memories with an authentic vintage aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Realistic VHS filter
  • Customizable date stamp
  • Apply to photos and videos
  • Unlimited recording time
  • Simulates real VHS principles
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E240 turns your iPhone into a camcorder from the 90s. Not a filter slapped on top of a clean video. The real thing: tracking noise, colour bleed, tape wobble, a timestamp in the corner, and audio that sounds like it came off a cassette. You pick a tape, you hit record, and what comes out looks like it's been sitting in a shoebox since 1996. THE TAPES Seven cassettes, from a worn-out family tape to a crisp fresh-from-the-shop one, plus a night vision mode for dark rooms. Two of them run on a real NTSC signal simulation, so the noise behaves like actual analog video instead of a static overlay. Swipe across the viewfinder to switch. HOLD TO EAT THE TAPE Press and hold the screen while recording and the VCR starts chewing the tape. The picture tears, rolls, and loses colour. The sound warps with it. Let go and it snaps back. Every hold plays out differently. THE TV There's an old TV and a VCR built into the app. Press NEXT and it digs through your photo library, cuts a short memory tape from your own clips, and plays it on the tube with the dates you actually shot them burned in. Rewind, fast-forward with proper tearing, or hit NEXT again for a fresh one. It's oddly emotional the first time. Like one? Eject it onto the shelf, give it a name, come back to it whenever. Not quite right? Open the edit bench, cut and reorder the clips, swap the cassette, then export the whole thing to your Photos. THE SMALL STUFF Timestamp with the real date and time, in the proper camcorder font. Or set your own date, if you're feeling nostalgic. Sound gets the same treatment as the picture: hiss, hum, muffled highs. Shoot portrait or turn the phone sideways for the old 4:3 frame. Photos too, not just video. Already have footage? Import it and run it through any tape. Everything you shoot saves straight to your Photos and to the in-app library. E240 PRO PRO unlocks unlimited recording and full editing and export for imported videos and photos. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://e240.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://e240.app/terms-of-use

About

Flowstage

Create authentic video content for your music with this camera app. Record, edit, and export videos with lyrics, captions, and custom styles. Organize footage and ideas for seamless content creation.

Highlights
  • Record single or multi-take videos
  • Edit with cuts and lyrics
  • Save and organize footage
  • Import from Camera Roll
  • Add captions and apply EQ/reverb
  • Export with varying styles, no watermark
  • Store and reuse editing styles
Features
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Dynamics (by Flowstage) is the camera app by artists, for artists. Making authentic content for your music has never been easier. - Record single (or multi-take) videos to your songs and edit them instantly with cuts and lyrics - Save and organize your footage to reuse it in other videos - or import from your Camera Roll - Record live performances, then add captions and apply EQ + reverb directly to the video so it's ready to post immediately - Export your edits (and individual takes) with varying styles, no watermark, for distribution across social platforms - Store your favorite editing styles and use them again and again - Keep all your hooks and content ideas in one place, then swap them in seamlessly when you record Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VHS cam4 screens
Flowstage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VHS cam at 73% against Flowstage's 25%. VHS cam also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (745 vs 27). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VHS cam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Flowstage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VHS cam holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VHS cam has 745 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of VHS cam's written reviews are positive against 25% of Flowstage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VHS cam ships an update every 3 weeks, Flowstage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VHS cam versus Flowstage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVHS camFlowstage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (745 ratings) — better4.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings745 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaxim KartuzovRodolfo Manuel Villarica

Customer experience

VHS cam

All ratings745 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.9%

Flowstage

All ratings27 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

VHS cam

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Camera flips and upside down videos
  • Restored purchase doesn't work
  • Crashes when trying to restore purchase
  • Reversed dates
  • Videos not saved to library
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  • Timestamp is reversed
  • Crashes on opening
  • Imported videos are upside down and reversed
  • Flipping and reversing videos
  • Keeps crashing

Requested features

10 requests
  • More VHS effects and customization
  • Ability to edit out date and time
  • Landscape mode
  • 4:3 aspect ratio
  • More grain and noise
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  • Glitch controls and header labels
  • Ability to save videos to library
  • Ability to change date and time for free
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Additional effects and filters

Flowstage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VHS cam

Subscriptions2
  • E240 - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • E240 PRO - Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • E240 PRO$14.99
  • E240 - Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Flowstage

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (Weekly)$1.997 Days
  • Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is VHS cam free?
VHS cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flowstage free?
Flowstage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VHS cam or Flowstage?
VHS cam is rated higher. VHS cam averages 4.6 out of 5 from 745 ratings, while Flowstage averages 4.0 from 27 ratings.
Do VHS cam or Flowstage have ads?
Neither VHS cam nor Flowstage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VHS cam or Flowstage?
VHS cam ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flowstage every 2 weeks. Most recently, VHS cam was updated on October 13, 2026 and Flowstage on October 6, 2026.

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